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Rocky Johnson, WWE Hall of Famer and father of 'The Rock,' dies at 75
Rocky Johnson, father of "The Rock" and a legendary professional wrestler in his own right, has died at the age of 75, WWE announced Wednesday.
Johnson, born in Nova Scotia, Canada, held several National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) singles titles across the United States and Canada during a career that spanned from 1964 to 1991. He was a part of the first black tag team to win the WWF world tag team title with Tony Atlas in 1983.
Johnson was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008. He was inducted into the St. Louis Wrestling Hall of Fame in the same year.
No cause of death was released.
https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/28492121/rocky-johnson-wwe-hall-famer-father-rock-dies-75
